Where Is Puritan Theocracy?

Puritans had a theocratic society
As the immigrants' numbers increased, they spread out across what is now Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Puritans formally established the Massachusetts Bay Company, which operated under royal charter.

What is the Puritan theocracy?

The Puritan Theocracy consisted of a government ran by religious authorities. Religious men ran their government. The Puritans considered all government actions to be necessarily good or sanctioned by Heaven. ... The government was to be governed by their religion.

What was the Puritan system of government?

IN THE 1630S, ENGLISH PURITANS IN MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY CRE- ATED A SELF-GOVERNMENT THAT WENT FAR BEYOND WHAT EXISTED IN ENGLAND. SOME HISTORIANS ARGUE THAT IT WAS A RELIGIOUS GOVERNMENT, OR THEOCRACY. OTHERS CLAIM IT WAS A DEMOCRACY.

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